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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Beaches may be kept ont OF any
house by simply pairing a few green
cucumbers, not very thin. and laying
the parings cut side up over the places
they frequent They are fond OF the
sap of the cucumber, and in sucking 1t
will be killed by the Ito them) poison
Gus stuff. Repeat the remedy for two
or three nights, or as often as any OF
them appear.
Graham Biscuit cups OF
graham -four. one cup of wheat flour,
two large teaspoons of baking powder
well mixed with the flour. rub in two
large tablespoons of butter, a little
Ialt, half cup of sugar. one beaten
egg. and enough sweet milk r(cOld) to
make soft dough, roll out, cut with
biscuit cutter and bake Immediately
Boston Budget.
-Fricassee OF Eggs,-Take some
hard-boiled eggs, cut them into quar-
tiers, yelks and whites. Heat some
gravy seasoned with shred lemon peel,
parsley. thyme and grated nutmeg.
Put in the eggs together with piece
of butter rolled in flour; shake it
gently over the fire till properly
thickened; garnish with yelks of hard
boiled eggs, chopped small.-BOstO'1
Budget
Grass lands. rs rule, are utterly
neglected by our small farmers. No
attention is paid to draining in fall and
winter, and no mulching or attempted
improvements. As soon as the warm
weather approaches. sheep and cows
are turned in to feed on the young
blades, and if the cows give milk. and
the lambs grow fairly well for the
butcher. that ends the matter.-M V
Witness.
Maple Sugar Cake.-Two eggs, one
cup of white sugar. one-half cup of
sweet milk, one-fourth cup of butter.
one and one-half cups of flour, and one
and one-half teaspOonfuls of baking
powder bake in moderate oven in
jelly pans about one inch deep. TO
prepare the sugar boil two cups of
maple sugar in one-half cup of water
till it wakes in cold water, then add the
beaten white of one egg, stirring
briskly until cool enough to spread.
put between the layers and over the.
top and sides if You Household.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

Is to be prosperous is an adminlstra-
ton that represents the whole Repub-
lie from Maine to the Pacific and from
the lakes to the Gulf. Now. the Re-
publican party never has done that
1t was not born to do It 1t
is essentially sectional party.
and never has been any thing
else. 1t has not only neglected the
millions of the South, but it never in
dorses party platform without ex-
pressing suspicion of them Its bust
ness at the present moment is not to
unite North and South. but to keep
them asunder. 1t is as plain rs pike
staff, therefore, that the next President
ought to be a man who can see Georgia
just as well rs Ohio. and no Republic
an has had the visual ability to do
that.
The people of this country are not
blind to the condition of affairs. They
are clear headed on the subject, and
are ready to give fair play to every
body. South, North. East and West
Local elections may go as they please,
but when it comes to voting for the
perpetuity of our National institutions
and solid commercial and patriotic
union of all sections under a common
flag, why, the Republican party has
not grown up to such a conception,
and is therefore unfit for power. The
only party that can represent the whole
country is Democratic. The people
see that, we hope, and will say so at
the polls when the time comes.-M y
Herald (Ind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

when it comes to voting for the
perpetuity of our National institutions
and solid commercial and patriotic
union OF all sections under Il common
flag, why, the Republican party has
not grown up to such 4 conception. and
Is therefore unfit for power. The only
party that can represent the whole
country is Democratic. The people
see that. we hope, and will say SO al
the polls when the time comes. " r
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

-" Mamma, our Sunday school
teacher says that every hair of our
heads is numbered. 1t amt true. is
it?' Certainly it is, my dear. The
Bible tells us that" '.Well, then,
said Bobby, singing ont hair from
his curly locks. ''what number do you
suppose that isP" Mamma gives it up.
Golden OdNs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

-''What is that big iron thing full
of holes?" asked Laura. Locomotive
boiler" said Tom. Laura looked very
thoughtful. After moments silence
she asked: why do they boil lOconiO-
tives?'' Tom looked amazed. 1T
make them tender" he said. slowly. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

Into n solution of gum arabic stir
plaster of paris until the mixture as
snmes the consistency of cream. APP
ply with the brush to the broken edges
of china and join together. In three
days the article can not be broken il
the same place. The whiteness of the
cement adds TO its value.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

Mrs. Dr. Ellis, an American lady. is
physician to the Queen of Corea- She
has apartments in the royal palace at
Seoul. and receives yearly salary
whirh IS equal to eighteen thousand
dollars. She is expected to visit the
Queen daily and remains in call when
her Majesty is indisposed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

"A Simple Batter Pudding.-Mix
smoothly one teaspoonful each of -four
and sugar. with a pint of milk and
pinch of salt. Pour it into a well but
tered pie dish and leave it in slow
oven till set. 1t must not bOil.-Iis-
diGndp0lis Sentinel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-17

1t is said to take three DAYS OF
good food to make up for one Of BAG
food.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
puNoeNT PARAGRAPHS.

You can't make q man q gentle
man by calling him one. But some-
times you can please him and carry
your point. and that is more to your
purpose. Somerriiie JostTaol.
-Talmage says that "the man who
can sing and won't sing should be sent
to Sing Sing" That would be too
severe. 1t is the man who uan't, sing
and will sing should be sent to Sing
Sing.
The great trouble with American
journalism is thai the men who kno---
just how newspaper ought iasn5e run.
are unfortunately engaged in some
other business driving Usage, digging
post-holes. herding sheep, or acting AS
deputy sheriff. - Barnet (7er.J Hero.
Suppose shall see you at your
fathers funeral to-dayp" said friend
to young man of the period Nav;
should like to be there, but I'll be busy
in court, opening succession and head
ing off mother in will contest. See
you later if succeed" ~ O. Picay-
une.
-Wife-'Who is that rude person in
the corner, lolling on the table as he
eats?" Husband-"That, my dear, is
Hamlet Jones, the actor. Wife,
"Why. he takes the part of high
toned gentleman on the stage" Hus-
band-'.So he does. One is art; the
other is Jones' ~ Chicago Neps.
I'm Boston boading-house-"That
pie we had for breakfast was simply
awful; the crust was like lead. " "Yes.
and the doughnuts were soaked with
lard. Perfectly indigestiblew "It's
no wonder we women have dyspepsia.
Come up to my room. | have some
lovely pickles in the closet Wash
ington Critic.
"A Philadelphia man proposes to
conduct sea breezes through UNDER
ground pipes from the nearest seacoast
| to that city, and then distribute them
to peoples houses through smaller
pipes for summer consumption. The
sea-air will of course be properly
thickened with New Jersey mosquitoes
before being served to customers.
If there could be some law, OBJ
serves religious paper, by which one
might kill the thousandth crank after
listening patiently to the nine hundred
and ninety-nine there would be some
alienation of editorial misery. But
there is no such law and one has to
take OFF his hat to all such people and
thank them for advice, even II it makea
him sick.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
An Air Ship.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.--A circular re-
ceived at the Navy Department from a
Chicago man announces that he has solved
the problem OF aerial navigation ard is
about 10 build great air ship, with which
he will start on June Of next year on a
voyage OF discovery to the North
pole. He estimates that a months
time will suffice for tho voyage allowing
ten days or two weeks for scientific observ-
ations of arctic phenomena. The ship will
carry two hundred persons and travel at
speed OF seventy miles an hour, The in
ventor undertakes TO carry with him rep
resentatiyes OF the press aud scientists.
The essential feature of the discovery
consists OF n great cylinder, built OF thin
plates, TO which the passenger car is at
tached. Instead Of gas. partial vacuum
is used and eight exhausting screw pro-
pellers, driven by electric secondary bat.
teries propel the craft
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
Fidelity Banks Assets.

CINCINNATI, June %. 9.-Comptroller Tren-
holm, having concluded his duties hero,
left for Washington this evening, On
being asked about the assets of the Fideli-
ty National Bank, he said ave have
turned s2OO,0O0 in cash into the United
States Treasury here and there are be-
tween Sl500O0 and $200000 more 10
turn over soon. A portion of this
belongs to outside parties, as it
has been taken in on notes lodged
with the Fidelity for collection before the
failure. OF course this part will have to
go to those 10 whom il belongs but the
greater part of this sum will go to the
creditors. Money will be deposited in the
Treasury here from day to day as fast as
it is collected. The financial condition Of
Cincinnati is very strong. 1t has been
strong all the time, or it could never have
withstood the shock it has"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
lake sbarp Found Guilty.

NEw YoRK, June 2s--'Guilty of the
crime charged This was the verdict de-
livered tonight by the> most competent
jury that Judge Barrett s. Ays ever sat be-
fore him, in the case ON Jacob Sharp,
charged with bribing Nand conspir-
ing TO bribe an alderman. A
verdict was reached y seventeen
minutes after the jury leftNhe box. Out
of respect to his age and fedkle health the
jury recommended him to mercy.
Sharps counsel will makeN motion
on July 10 for new trial, and after that
the district attorney will cdntinue his
prosecution both of the bribers and the
bribed, so far as they can bb reached.
Sharp was returned to Ludlow street jail.
As Sharp stepped to the walk on his ar
rival at the jail, he said; "Boys now it's
all over, I'll tell you that never gave one
penny to Alderman Fullgraff or any other
alderman, and had no hand in bribing the
aldermen" With this the old man seemed
10 break down.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
LOUISA. LAWRENCE co. KY. JULY L 1887
PREoooIous. KID.
A Ten-Year-Old boy Burns Two SCHOOL,
Houses and Attempts Third Because
Ho DIdn't Like tho Teacher.

-Yehr-Old hoy Burns Two SCHOOL,
Houses and Attsmpts Third because
Iio Didn't Like tho Teacher.
QUITMAs, GA, June D0.-Sunday night
three weeks ago Stonewall Academy,
nine miles from here, was burned by an
incendiary. No clew could be found 10
the guilty party. Determined 10 keep up
their school, the neghbors met and impro-
vised school-housc out of an clubhouse
on Mr. Sepell's plantation, and after one
weeks occupation his house was also
burned by an iuccndiary in the night time.
The neighbors met again and converted
house on Mr.. Rountree's place into an
academy, and school was being had there.
In. This morning about two o'clock Mr..
Hill, Rountree's tenant, was awakened by
the barking Of his dogs and urgent yells
for help. He went out and following the
sound OF the voice he came upon Hope
Croft, a boy not over ten years old and
very small for his age. Hope had bun.
die Of light wood splintors, some partly
consumed, and the dogs had him at bay
short distance from the school
house, He was charged with the
burning and soon afterward con-
fessed that he had burned both
academies, and that he had come TO burn
the third He said he was not afraid TO
get up and come mile through the woods
and swamp, and that he prepared tho
splinters on the afternoon before. His
reason for the acts was that he was OPP
posed TO going TO school TO Mr.. Williams,
and that his parents made him go, and that
he had burned the other two houses and
was going 10 burn the third in order TO
keep from going
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
BABY FARMING.
Horrible Case Of 1t Unearthed at PittS-
burgh-ChIldren Said to Belong to ArIsto-
afhtIc Parenta.

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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
DESOLATION.
Dreadful Work of tho Drought in
Illinois and Wisconsin.
No sonkIng Rain since Maroh-Pubilo
Prayers offered for shower.

CntcAGo, July mo such drought as
now prevails has existed In Illinois aud
Wisconsin for many years. The roads are
ankle deep with dust, the pastures are
brown, and the leaves on forest and shade
trees are shrivelcd up aud each hot breath
OF mir from the cloudlcss horizon drives
them away. Creeks have run dry, and the
wator In the larger streams is at lower
stage than was ever known before. There
has not been soaking rain in this part Of
the country since March. Two showers In
April aud one each in May and Jnne had
but temporary effect on crops. Stuntcd
yellow spears bending disconsolately over
immenAe beds Of dust are the only evi-
dence that the farmers sowed any corn
this year. The leaves OF the fruit trees
are falling and the fruit, which promised
TO be plenty, is wrinkled and dried to the
stem. Raspberry bushes look as though
they were producing a crop of shot 80
infnitesimally small and hard are the
berries The drought has become
30 terrible that public prayers
aro being offered for rain
Tho fences along the country roads and
the dead walls OF the villages are plns-
tered with huge bills calling for special
services ut tho district school houses aud
churches. Fires are burning in the woods
aud pastures for miles around aro
scorched. The farmers have lost many
cattle In these fires, which seem TO spring
up IN dozen places at once. Reports
from all parts OF Henry and adjoining
counties tell Of intense suffering from tho
droug t. The drinking water In many
towns has been polluted md the white
beds Of the creeks are covered with decay
ing fish. The drought in the northern aud
central tiers Of counties OF Illinois is not
any more serious than II Is in Wisconsin.
The Badger State is literally burning up,
and fruit aud crops are nearly destroyed.
Reports from Northwestern Iowa state
that the drnn Rhl hna hnnn hrnrcn
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
N. F. CONIEY Publisher,
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Prof. Tyndall says the sky Is in
deIted for its blue color to the PARTICLES
floating In the air.
"A company at Mobile are com
pelled to run their large establishment
night and dat making slaves. barrels
and boxes for shipment North. The
time was when this industry was
practically confined to the North,
Andrew Carnegie's furnaces at
Pittsburgh, are said to make as much
iron per year As was made in the entire
country IN 1861. Pittsburgh claims to
haye the largest steel-melting estab-
lishment IN the world. The city melts
969 tons per day.
More than two hundred new double
stars have Heen discovered in the last
i've years by Prof. G. W. Hough'
of the Dearborn Observatory af Chi
cago. Most Of them were somewhat
difficult of measurement, even with the
large refracting telescope Of the obser-
vatory, which has al object glass eigh'
teen and a half inches In diametcr---
IN r. Ledger.
Tho experiments Of DR.. Brown
Sequard have convinced him that the
rigidity retained by corpses for several
days is due to a true muscular contra"-
ton, Indicating that the muscles do not
give up their vitality until after the
body has been otherwise lifeless Tor
considerable time.
--Oyster-culture Is carried on actively
and with yearly increasing returns at
Arcachon and Auray in France. Fif-
teen Thousand of the $4,000 acres Of the
bay of Arcachon are now covered with
oyster-beds, which yield 800. 100000
oysters year. The oyster-beds at
Auray, on the coast Of Brittany. arc
less important than those Of Arcachon,
but they furnished 10000, 900 oysters IN
1885. Popular Science Monthly. \
The subject of technical univer-
sity is attracting attention in London,
where an important meeting was Lately
held to consider what could be done
Professor Ayrton msde an address,
presenting eloquently some very cogent
reasons why such university should
be established. 1t is to be hoped the
scheme now maturing will not be
dropped Living science should have
its seat OF learning as well as Head Ian
guagcs. - The Electrical World. !
Bruises may be taken out OF the
woodwork of scientific instruments By
wetting with warm water. Then lay
on the place brown paper about five
layers thick, and apply a hot flat-ircn
until the moisture is evaporated. II
tho bruise is not gone repeat the
process. If the bruise is small, merely
soak it with warm water, and apply a
red-hot poker very near the surface.
Keep the wood wet and in Q few min
utes the bruise will disappear.
An interesting series Of expert
ments has been made by DR.. j w.
Fraser on the influence of our common,
beverages on digestion. Amorg these
drinks he finds that lsator is usually the
best. OF infusions, tea or cocoa acts
most favorably when bread is eaten.
and-coHec is the best Tor use with meats
or eggs. Eggs are the best animal
food with infused beverages. ano SHOULD
be soft-boiled when tea is the beverage,
/ and hard-boiled with coffee or Cocoa
4rkansdU Traveller.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
nnr nnhi

WAsniSoToS, u. C.. July f-During tho
fiscal year just ended the principal OF tho
bonded debt Of tho United States decrcas.
ed tl2i9ii, ,ooO, and the amount OF the ac-
crnod but unpaid interest on such debt
decreased t50Sgll. The decrease In Ger.
uhoaies Of deposits amounted TO ", 49,.
900, and In demand notes aud fractional
currency TO 1888. During the Same peri
cd there wns au increase Of t0o, 1s9, s5l in
In gold and silver certificates, aud an IN.
crease Of Ao,Wa, ~ IN cash in the Treas
ury, showinga net decrease in the publir
debtduring the year Of siCa, IOtGla The
decrease In the debt during June was SD
81, f26,l7
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
CAUGHT AT LAST.
The Murderer. of Detective HulIlsan P,s-


CLEVELAND, o., June 2s.-At an early
hour this morning the following message
was received at the Central Police S;aton
"ALPENA, MICH, June e.
Jacob Schmidt, Superintendent OF Police:
Have got Morgan, Pat. Hanley and Bill Har.
rington. Sheriff Lynch badly wounded; fought
well. j. f. DENTON,
Deputy Sheriff"
Morgan, Hanley and Harrington are
three of the four robbers who rescued Nc
Mum, their leader, at Ravenna, o.,
while he was being brought hero
from Pittsburgh by Captain Hoehn
and Detective Hulligan. The fight
was desperate one, and Hnli-
gan was so. badly injured that he died.
Sixteen thousand dollars reward was
offered for the capture of the gang, and
the police all over the country were re-
quested to keep look out for the muir.
derers. Captain McHannan is positive
that the right men have been captured,
and the necessary requsition papers will
be secured at once. The Captain is also
almost positive that one of the prisoners
is not Hanley, but Matthew Kennedy,
alias McMunn. II is his opinion that Hanley
has cut loose from the gang, and that
Kennedy and Morgan are travelling to.
gether.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
THE FTDELITY BANK.
cenptroiier Trenholm Brings Suit for the
Forfeiture OF It's Franchise.

Forfeiture of Its Franchise.
CINCINNATI, June %. Comptroller Tren-
holm to-day, through District Attorney
Burnet and L. w. Kittredge, attorney for
the Comptroller, brought suit in the U. s.
District Court against the Fidelity Ma
tional Bank, its directors and officers, for
the forfeiture Of its franchise and the dis
solution OF the bark, the grounds upon
which the suit is based being % the
making OF fraudulent statement as
to the banks condition May IL, 1887; I;
t2l loaning 10 J, W. Wiltshire and VIII
shire a. Eckert sum In excess Of one
tsnth part OF the capital stock OF the bank
actually paid in; t3) making loans Of sim
liar proportions TO +. l.. Harper and Il. l..
Harper a. Co; ~ increasing the capital
stock OF the bank without the approval OF
the ComptYller; 90 making loans TO di-
vcrs persons named, taking as security
therefor stock Of their own bank; (6) not
having on hand May 10, 1881, and on divers
days before and after that date, the TWEEN
ty-iiye per cent reserve required by law I;
and 90 knowingly permitting the over
certifcation Of checks. Summons was
Issued by Judge Sage, returnable July 5,
and July lewas fixed as the day for hearing
Of the cause, Tho oGoyernment also brought
suit In the Superior Court OF the city TO
set aside attachments issued against tho
Fidelity at the suits OF divers parties.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
Cast Steel Guns.

WASHINGTON, June 29-The advocates OF
cast steel as opposed TO wrought steel
"builtup guns are to have an opportunity
TO sustain their claims. Under authority
conferred by the last Congress, the Navy
Department to-day invited proposals for
furnishing three steeLcast, rough bored
and turned, six-inch high power rifed can
non, Of domestic manufacture, enc of Bcs-
senior, one OF open hearth and one of Cruz
cible steel. Bids will be received at the
department until August next wheu the
proposals win be opened.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
A TEXAS TORNADO.
Dreadful Work OF the Wind in Remote
Settlement.

LoNGvIEw, TEX, June 2S.-One of the
most destructive storms ever known oc-
CURED Sunday night twenty miles below
here, and carried death and destruction in
its course. At New Prospect neigboring
town twenty miles south of here, five men
were killed outright AT Fairplay, a small
hamlet, one woman and two children were
killed, having taken shelter In an old
house on which tall tree fell, crushing
them. In the track of this tornado moth.
ing was left. The country is thinly SIT
tied, which accounts for the few lives
lost. As there is no telegraphic communi.
ton but little can be learned at this time.
heavy wind and rain-storm is raging
now
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
-Four EnaIIsh Miners KiIls1.

MARQUETTE, MIoH., June 2s -Four Eng
lishmen, named VIM. Kellow, VIM. Pen
gilly, Jas. Vanderslis and Paul Haetaing
were Instantly killed in the Vulcan Mine
at Norway, Mich, this morn ng. They
were coming out OF the mine in the cage
Some men above allowed the tram car tc
getaway, and as it went laundering dowr
the shaft it struck the cage. Kellow was
. single man, aged eighteen. The Others
leave widows, with large families.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-07-07
Stage Robbers HANGED.

DENVER, Col, Juno 2S.-A stage travel
ing between Saraci and Santa Ana, So
nora, N. NJ, was attacked by six masked
bandits. 1t contained Adolfo Garay, Q
servant and two ladies' Sonora Lazzcraja
and her daughter Francisco. Garay re
sisted and was mortally wounded. The
two ladies were tied to the wheels of the
carriage and $500 taken from them. The
bandits were tracked and two of them
captured and hanged.